63 Notable alumni of Technical University of Catalonia
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Technical University of Catalonia is ranked #330 in the world and #7 in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 63 notable alumni from Technical University of Catalonia sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Technical University of Catalonia won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jesse Keyes
1971-. (aged 55)
landscape architect
urban planner
Jesse Keyes is an American design entrepreneur. He developed One 7th Avenue South and created and co-owns the restaurant Hotel Griffou and the fashion label Karolina Zmarlak.
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2. Joan Comas Pausas
1913-2009 (aged 96)
painter
architect
Joan Comas Pausas was a Spanish painter, menswear trader and technical architect.
3. Marta Camps
1964-. (aged 62)
academic
Marta Camps-Arbestain, usually known as Marta Camps, is a New Zealand soil science academic, and a full professor at Massey University.
4. Marta Filizola
academic
biophysicist
Marta Filizola is a computational biophysicist who studies membrane proteins. Filizola's research concerns drug discovery the application of methods of computational chemistry and theoretical chemistry to biochemical and biomedical problems.
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5. Ricardo Garcia Vilanova
1971-. (aged 55)
photojournalist
Ricardo Garcia Vilanova is a freelance Catalan photojournalist and videojournalist, specialized in conflict zones and humanitarian crises. He has reported on the Arab Spring and ISIS conflicts. He has published his work for journals and magazines like Life, Newsweek, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, Liberation, Paris Match, The Guardian, The Times,...
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6. Georgina Oliva
1990-. (aged 36)
field hockey player
Georgina Oliva Isern is a Spanish field hockey midfielder who competed at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She was included to the national team in 2006, and in 2015 named Best Player at the Valencia semifinal of the 2014/15 World League and Best Player in the Spanish Division de Honor. Individual award: Player of the Tournament in 2019 Women's...
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7. Francesc Torres
1962-. (aged 64)
telecommunications engineer
university teacher
Francesc Torres Torres, also known as Xicu Torres, is a telecommunications engineer. He was elected rector of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in December 2017.
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8. Joan Amigó i Barriga
1875-1958 (aged 83)
architect
Joan Amigó i Barriga was a Spanish architect, a late representative of the modernism and the most important of this style in Badalona.
9. Enric Catà
1878-1937 (aged 59)
architect
Enric Catà i Catà was a modernista architect from Barcelona (Catalonia).
10. Lluis Torner i Sabata
1961-. (aged 65)
physicist
Lluis Torner i Sabata is a physicist. He founded and lead ICFO from 2002 to 2024 in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). He is the recipient of the Leadership Award of the Optical Society of America, the Monturiol Medal, Gold Medal of the City of Barcelona, the Creu de Sant Jordi of the Government of Catalonia and the 2016 National Research prize...
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11. Laura Tremosa
1937-. (aged 89)
engineer
Laura Tremosa Bonavia is a Spanish industrial engineer and feminist. She studied mechanical engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona, and earned her doctorate in the same field at the UPC in 1964. She was the first Catalan woman, and the second Spanish woman who qualified in industrial engineering.
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12. Teresa Galí-Izard
1968-. (aged 58)
landscape architect
Teresa Gali-Izard is a Spanish landscape architect, agronomist and professor of landscape architecture.
13. Xavier Vilalta
1980-. (aged 46)
architect
Xavier Vilalta is a Spanish architect and professor. He studied architecture in Barcelona, London, and the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
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14. Jordi Portabella
1961-. (aged 65)
chief officer
politician
Jordi Portabella was a member of the Catalan Parliament (1992-1999) and president of ERC in the City Hall of Barcelona (1999-2015).
15. Josep Acebillo
1946-. (aged 80)
architect
Josep Acebillo is a Spanish architect and is currently research professor at the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. He obtained his Architecture degree from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (ETSAB-1974).
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16. Antonio Llardén
1951-. (aged 75)
businessperson
Antonio Llardén Carratalá is a Spanish entrepreneur. He is the Executive Chairman of Enagás, the main carrier of natural gas in Spain and the Technical Manager of the Spanish Gas System. The company has presence in Mexico, Chile and Peru, and participates in the European project Trans Adriatic Pipeline. It is also certified as independent TSO European Union, which homologates...
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17. Rafael Termes
1918-2005 (aged 87)
businessperson
economist
Dr. Rafael Termes i Carreró was a Spanish banker, economist and financial author born in Sitges, Barcelona. Although he graduated as an Industrial Engineer, he chose a career in finance and banking.
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18. Antoni Subirà Claus
1940-2018 (aged 78)
university teacher
engineer
politician
Antoni Subirà was a Spanish politician who was a member of Parliament of Catalonia (1980–1993) and co-founder of Democratic Convergence of Catalonia.
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19. Maria Rubert De Ventós
1956-. (aged 70)
university teacher
architect
Maria Rubert de Ventós is a Spanish architect, winner of the 2004 National Urban Planning Award. Among other works, she was co-designer of the expansion of the Palacio de las Cortes in 1994 and was project director for the Olympic Village on Barcelona's Avinguda Diagonal. In 2011, she became the first female university professor of Urban Planning in Spain.
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20. Elvira Dyangani Ose
1974-. (aged 52)
curator
exhibition curator
Elvira Dyangani Ose is a Spanish art curator who has been serving as the director of MACBA Contemporary Art Museum in Barcelona.
21. Àngel Simón Grimaldos
1957-. (aged 69)
businessperson
Ángel Simón Grimaldos is a Spanish businessman. He was CEO of CriteriaCaixa from 2024 to 2025, and executive president of Grupo Agbar from 2010 to 2024.
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22. Joan Majó i Cruzate
1939-. (aged 87)
engineer
businessperson
entrepreneur
politician
Joan Majó i Cruzate is a Spanish politician who served as minister of industry and energy from July 1985 to July 1986.
23. Esteban Terradas Illa
1883-1950 (aged 67)
physicist
director
mathematician
professor
civil engineer
Esteban Terrades i Illa also known as Esteve Terradas, was a Spanish mathematician, scientist and engineer. He researched and taught widely in the fields of mathematics and the physical sciences, working not only in his native Catalonia, but also in the rest of Spain and in South America. He was also active as a consultant in the Spanish aeronautics, electric...
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24. Carles Buïgas
1898-1979 (aged 81)
architect
engineer
writer
Carles Buïgas i Sans was a Catalan architect, engineer, inventor and author.
25. Lluís Muncunill i Parellada
1868-1931 (aged 63)
architect
Lluís Muncunill i Parellada, was a Catalan architect involved in the Modernisme català movement.
26. Joan Busquets
1946-. (aged 80)
university teacher
urban planner
architect
Joan Busquets i Grau is a Spanish architect, urban planner, and educator. Busquets is the Martin Bucksbaum Professor in Practice of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He is founder of the architecture firm, BAU Barcelona. Busquets was awarded the 2011 Erasmus Prize, an annual award for exceptional contributions to European culture and society,...
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27. David López
1975-. (aged 51)
draftsperson
comics artist
illustrator
David López is a Spanish comic book artist.
28. Bernat Solé i Barril
1975-. (aged 51)
industrial engineer
teacher
politician
Bernat Solé i Barril is a Spanish industrial engineer and politician from Catalonia, member of the Parliament of Catalonia and Minister of Foreign Action, Institutional Relations and Transparency of Catalonia between 2020 and 2021. He was previously mayor of Agramunt. He is currently awaiting trial on charges of disobedience for his role in the Catalan declaration of independence.
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29. Xavier Ros-Oton
1988-. (aged 38)
mathematician
Xavier Ros Oton is a Spanish mathematician who works on partial differential equations (PDEs). He is an ICREA Research Professor and a Full Professor at the University of Barcelona.
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30. Anna Bofill Leví
1944-. (aged 82)
pianist
architect
composer
Anna Bofill Leví is a Catalan Spanish pianist, architect and composer.
31. Álex Figueroa
1961-2018 (aged 57)
politician
physician
Álex Adolfo Figueroa Muñoz was a Chilean politician and physician who served as Minister of Health (1996–2000).
32. Carme Pigem
1962-. (aged 64)
urban planner
landscape architect
architect
Carme Pigem Barceló is a Spanish architect, a member of the Pritzker Prize-winning architectural firm RCR Arquitectes, together with Ramón Vilalta and Rafael Aranda.
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33. Xavier Vendrell i Segura
1966-. (aged 60)
businessperson
politician
Xavier Vendrell i Segura is a Spanish entrepreneur. He presides over the Colombo-Catalan Chamber of Commerce and is chief executive officer of Barcelona Export Group and Biomek Group. He is a social democrat politician, and spent more than twenty years dedicated to politics on the Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya party. After politics he focused on business.
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34. Juan Rubió
1871-1952 (aged 81)
architect
Joan Rubió y Bellver was a Spanish architect famous for his contributions to the Catalan Modernista movement.
35. Emma Roca Rodríguez
1973-2021 (aged 48)
researcher
businessperson
runner
ski mountaineer
professional firefighter
Emma Roca Rodríguez was a Spanish Catalan ski mountaineer and an eco-challenge member. She represented Spain which she was a captain, she helped her team to get in the top 10 spot.
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36. Carme Pinós
1954-. (aged 72)
Hello world
product designer
Carme Pinós Desplat is a Spanish architect.
37. Wifredo Ricart
1897-1974 (aged 77)
scientist
engineer
businessperson
Wifredo Pelayo Ricart Medina was a Spanish engineer, designer and executive manager in the automotive industry, who spent his professional career in Spain and Italy.
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38. Ferran Latorre i Torres
1970-. (aged 56)
mountaineer
Ferran Latorre Torres is a Spanish mountaineer and adventurer who successfully summitted all 14 eight-thousanders.
39. Francisco Reynés
1963-. (aged 63)
businessperson
Francisco Reynés Massanet, is a Spanish businessman and the current Executive Chairman of Naturgy (formerly Gas Natural Fenosa). Prior to this, he was CEO of Abertis Group, a role he held from 2010.
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40. Alizzz
1984-. (aged 42)
pop singer
songwriter
DJ producer
disc jockey
record producer
Cristian Quirante Catalán, better known by his stage name Alizzz, is a Spanish record producer, songwriter, and singer from Castelldefels, Catalunya. To date he has been awarded a total of 2 diamond, 35 platinum, and 6 gold certified for recordings produced in Spain and Internationally for his production work. In 2021 the Latin Grammy Awards nominated Alizzz for 6 awards...
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41. Olga Malinkiewicz
1982-. (aged 44)
physicist
Olga Malinkiewicz is a Polish physicist, inventor and entrepreneur. She is known for inventing a method of producing solar cells based on perovskites using inkjet printing. She is a co-founder and the Chief Technology Officer at Saule Technologies. She is the recipient of two European Inventor Awards (2024).
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42. Carles Riera i Albert
1960-. (aged 66)
head teacher
social activist
sociologist
university teacher
politician
Carles Riera i Albert is a Catalan sociologist and politician.
43. Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs
1959-. (aged 67)
entrepreneur
engineer
Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs is a Spanish sports executive and financial analyst who currently serves as the vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He is the son of former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch.
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44. Oriol Bohigas
1925-2021 (aged 96)
politician
architect
university teacher
urban planner
Oriol Bohigas i Guardiola was a Spanish architect and urban planner, known for his work in the modernization of Barcelona.
45. Pere Navarro Olivella
1952-. (aged 74)
industrial engineer
politician
Pere Navarro Olivella is a Spanish civil servant and politician who serves as Director-General for Traffic since June 2018. Navarro also served at this position from 2004 to 2012.
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46. Josep Antoni Coderch
1913-1984 (aged 71)
photographer
architect
José Antonio Coderch y de Sentmenat was a Spanish architect recognized as one of the most important post-World War II architects.
47. Enric Sagnier
1858-1931 (aged 73)
architect
Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia was a Catalan architect.
48. Joan Rosell
1957-. (aged 69)
businessperson
engineer
Joan Rosell Lastortras is the president of the Spanish employers confederation. He replaced Gerardo Diaz Ferran in June 2011. Prior to being elected to this post he was the president of the Catalan national employers federation (Foment del Treball Nacional) for 16 years. During his career he was president of the following companies; Congost, Enher, Fuerzas Eléctricas de Cataluña and...
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49. Jorge Fernández Díaz
1950-. (aged 76)
industrial engineer
politician
labour inspector
Jorge Fernández Díaz is a Spanish politician and a member of the Partido Popular (PP).
50. Josep Puig i Cadafalch
1867-1956 (aged 89)
professor
politician
art historian
architect
Josep Puig i Cadafalch was a Spanish architect who designed many significant buildings in Barcelona, and a politician who had a significant role in the development of Catalan regional institutions.
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51. Josep Lluís Sert
1902-1983 (aged 81)
university teacher
urban planner
architect
Josep Lluís Sert i López was a Catalan architect and city planner who lived and worked in the United States after 1939.
52. Antoni Gaudí
1852-1926 (aged 74)
designer
architect
drafter
Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Catalan architect and designer from Spain, widely known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernisme. Gaudí's works have a sui generis style, with most located in Barcelona, including his main work, the Sagrada Família church.
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53. Ricardo Bofill
1939-2022 (aged 83)
furniture designer
film director
writer
architect
urban planner
Ricardo Bofill Leví was a Spanish architect from Barcelona. He founded the Taller de Arquitectura in 1963 and developed it into a leading international architectural and urban design practice. According to architectural historian Andrew Ayers, his creations rank "among the most impressive buildings of the 20th century."
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54. Albert Espinosa
1973-. (aged 53)
film director
journalist
actor
writer
engineer
Albert Espinosa i Puig, educated as an industrial engineer, is a Spanish screenwriter, playwright, writer, actor and director of cinema. He also works as a newspaper columnist at El Periódico de Catalunya.
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55. Pau Roselló
1990-. (aged 36)
fencer
Pau Roselló is a Spanish épée fencer, silver team medallist in the 2014 European Fencing Championships.
56. Felip Puig Godes
1958-. (aged 68)
engineer
politician
Felip Puig Godes is a counselor for Enterprise and Employment who served in the past as the interior counselor of the region of Catalonia in Spain from 2010 to 2012. Previously, he had been environment counselor (1999–2001) and public works counselor (2001–2003). From 2002 to 2003 he also held the post of the regional government's spokesman. Earlier positions in the...
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57. Mateo Valero Cortés
1952-. (aged 74)
computer scientist
telecommunications engineer
university teacher
Mateo Valero Cortés is a Spanish computer architect. His research encompasses different concepts within the field of computer architecture, a discipline in which he has published more than 700 papers in journals, conference proceedings, and books. Valero has received numerous awards, including the Eckert–Mauchly Award in 2007. As of 2024 he is the director of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, which...
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58. Roger Torrent i Ramió
1979-. (aged 47)
urban planner
political scientist
politician
Roger Torrent i Ramió is a Spanish politician and urban planner from Catalonia. A former mayor of the municipality of Sarrià de Ter in north-eastern Spain, Torrent was President of the Parliament of Catalonia from January 2018 until March 2021. Since 26 May 2021 he is the Minister of Business and Work of Catalonia.
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59. Joaquim Molins Amat
1945-2017 (aged 72)
industrial engineer
businessperson
politician
Joaquim Molins i Amat was a Spanish politician who was a member of the Congress of Deputies and the Parliament of Catalonia. He died on 13 July 2017 of complications from pancreatic cancer.
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60. Damià Calvet i Valera
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
technical architect
Damià Calvet i Valera is a Spanish politician from Catalonia and who served as Minister of Territory and Sustainability of Catalonia between 2018 and 2021.
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61. Matthias Maurer
1970-. (aged 56)
materials scientist
scientist
astronaut
Matthias Josef Maurer is a German ESA astronaut and materials scientist, who was selected in 2015 to take part in space training.
62. Anna Kiesenhofer
1991-. (aged 35)
sport cyclist
mathematician
Anna Kiesenhofer is an Austrian professional cyclist and mathematician, who last rode for UCI Women's WorldTeam Roland Le Dévoluy.
63. María Augusta Hermida
1967-. (aged 59)
architect
María Augusta Hermida Palacios is an Ecuadorian architect and academic who co-owns Durán & Hermida Architects Studio. She was a professor of architecture before she became the first woman rector of her alma mater, the University of Cuenca.
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